Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-05

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HYATTsVlLLE's HOME&
People Well Known I'm washimgsou
who Dwell In she Thriving village.
Corrsspondsnes Of the EVENING stan.
HrATrsvILLE, Nd, Nov. 3 1887.
A steady march OF improvements and increase
In population is going on at this place There IL
healthy activity In building renting land specu.
lation, grading and general improvement. Messrs
Peter J. DUFFY and Chas. ". Leannarda, the pro.
pr1etors OF the American House. in Washington,
and family, now occupy the Guy mansion, which
they purchased OF B. F. Guy, esq.,, three or four
years ago
The widow Of c. G. Hyatt, for whom this place
was named, stiil occupies the large brick mansion
to the west Of the road a. you enter the village,
and for the greater part Of the year two Of the
sons DR.. Frank Hyatt, Of street, Washington,
and Albert Hyatt, with Tschirely Evans, i've At
the old homestead. Sebastian Aman, the Ninth.
street restaurateur, has one Of the handsOmest
places In the village adjoining the railroad station
the year. George W. jackson, formerly county
Wes near Te the =. faTo sa crossing Dr.
home, located in the heart OF the village
H. Ralston. ESQ.,. OF the nrm Of HnIyer
Rest. short distance from the station
Geo 3: Evans, patent attorney, associated with
Mum n1 q CO. rssides In the upper part Of the town
q T. smith Son. Of wasnn @en u nv ese on rm
me estate 10 ing northwest corner Of the village
Largely interested In real estate here lives in the
old "Ravenswood" mansion. formerly occupied by
Bowie Newton Crawford, esd, solicitor OF pst-
ents, resides at the "Cedars," and has four acres
Of ground under superb cultivation. F. J. Gram.
fruits, flowers and poultry, has a home at this
place. Dr.. Il. g. Hall, OF tie Treasury Department,
y 80 contented with country life at hyattsville
Gas-light for three years H. 8. Bowen, or the
Navy department, has been a resident OF Hyatts-
Post ONCE has new house On the most m nd
Ing spot In the village, built on the site Of the
GuilIord cottage, burned about two years ago.
sides here a. present but has sold his place on
Johnson avenue, and will move into the city soon.
A: Holden. formerly OF the General Land ONCE.
the Wine johnson plat. some four years ago.
John y. Snedd, OF the hrm OF 3. s. Shedd BIO,
lives In the lower end OF the village. George N.
Walker, contractor and builder brother of Saior
Walker, OF Washington, occupies large house On
cOmmand1ny site IN the upper part OF the vii
pies the old Fenner cottage on the pike. Mr.. Fen
nsr formerly owned Large Tract Oh land In the
village. Was man Of erratic habits, having IRE
Quently considerable sums OF money In his posses
sion, and one night in 1874 was murdered on me
nighw. in the town. The murderer was never
discovered. Thomas A. Ladson, the jeweler, rents
house At this place, and cOntemplates building
next season. J: F. Patterson. OF the SIKH
Auditors ONCE. lives near tine station. VIM. n.
Fulier, OF the Quartermaster Generals ONCE oc.
cupies cottage on Locust avenue. r. r. Evans,
Q! tne nrm Of Tucker Evans, occupies his new
h hoIse' half mile or 80 west Of the village.
Was destroyed by IRE last winter. John Gibson,
OF the Post once Department has been resident
aeTe LOT seyeG years OF the
Crossing, and has brought up quite family In
Ayatts,ille W. II. Richardson, OF the Govern
meut Printing Once, has lived IN Hyatlsvlle Tor
many years. e. H. McEwen, during the past sea-
SOD, has completed one Of The nlest houses In the
place, aud has settled down here as = permaaent
has lately bought cottage here. J. NJ. Wood,
after living here ana renting for some
.s nSw o. Sceae1 Of his own
has leased The farm OF DR.. Dufour just on The out
SKIRTS OF the viiiage. Addison smith, ESQ.,, the
place. Tue widow OF @ n. schaepf still occupies
the old homestead. Frank and Alexander Schd pf,
In the employ OF the Baltimore and u 10 Railroad,
ana Will ScnaepL civil engineer, make hyattsvtIle
their hume. j. b. BURNSIDE OF Tue Post Orice De-
partment, has mAue hyAtIsv11e his home lOr some
as mas 10 sue
OF Year. s. A. holton, formerly or the TIL. d Au.
ditors once, resides on Locust avenue. Richard
Whiting. VI the halfway Mail Service, has settled
oence adjoining the "Raveuswood" estate. Chas.
c. Wilson, Of the Geological Survey ONCE; 1nos.
". Moran, o. the War Department; W. h. Moran,
OF the Secret Service; A. GeD, Or the surgeon Gen.
eraps once; E. H. Mexican, real estate agent:
and John b. Sleman, or tue sixth AUDITORS once
also q I'd peasant homes ut this place.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has lately
erected handsome Waiting Pavilion or shed on
the west side OF the tracA, Tor the accommodation
Or ingolng passengers.
the Sstiio.ic church is being pushed rapidly
forward oy the contractor, Mr. Walker, and viii
be handsome edIf1ce when completed.
A orick-yard nas been in operation mere the past
plank sidewalk, half mile in length. ia to ne
laid soon In the main Street OF the village
"Melrose," the former residence OF the iate R. K
Elliott, II now female boaruIng seminary. The
woods and nelds about the place now resound with
the reports OF towing pieces and the bayinv OF
nounds. for the shooting season Is now at hand
many sportsman returns from a hard DAYS
Jaunt with perhaps only single Rabbit, or brace
Of birds, or more likely with an empty game-bag
and subdued enthusiasm. The fishing is not $,
good as formerly In the tributaries OF the Eastern
branch, which BOUND the and west nmi.s OF
che v'axe rs tne psrnicious netting every spring
The CALVERT property, adjoining Hyattsvllle. a.
was lately noticed In HE STAR, was sold some time
~ In advance OF that originally paid I, is under
STOOD that the estate, comprising some 400 acres
v 70 be Included within the corporate limits OF
The present municipal board of Hyattsv1lle under
the charter Of Incorporation granted this place by
the legislature Two years Or SD ago, consist OF
Mossra. Sln1Lh, Evans, Holden, Walker aud Snedd
as commissioners 8. A. AOton as treasurer, and
Eugene Fowler clerk.
What the Grading Can He Done For.
To the Editor Vt TIE EVENING STAR:
Presuming that your worthy representative Is, %
usual, accurate when he reports Col Ludlow a.
saying, "we would be very glad II Mr.. Larner or
some other gentleman OF the Citizens Committee
undertake. In I'm
cubic yard" 1 beg to say. in reply, that do not
think IL at all necessary for any member of the